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John, effigiesandbrasses.com covers many countries, not just England. On the search form you can check off the countries you are interested in. The other website listed below may also be of interest to you, and works similarly.

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I believe the effigies Dragon_Argent is referring to are these:

http://effigiesandbrasses.com/monuments/thomas_berkley/
http://effigiesandbrasses.com/monuments/john_nowers/

Galfrid atte grene

Bazuband-like arm defenses can be seen in art from England and what is now Germany for much of the 14th century. I wouldn't even say they were uncommon.

Galfrid atte grene

I think I've fixed the search. Please let me know if it is still giving incorrect results. Definitely bring up any discrepancies you notice - the tool isn't useful if it isn't reliable. Speaking of search - which behavior would be preferable - strictly including only manuscripts within your given ye...

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ManuscriptMiniatures.com presents my collection of medieval miniatures depicting armour. It currently containing over 1,700 images sourced from 150 manuscripts, is searchable by country of origin, period, and other options. I've used 1450 as my cut-off date, so no images beyond this year are includ...

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Drawn in the 17th century based on the original tomb.

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Its very possible to put together your own backyard casting setup. However, if you want to do it cheaply, expect to spend a lot of time, and vice-versa. This kind of setup is not a weekend project, more like months from initiation to having a cast piece if you start from scratch in terms of experien...

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Death date.

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Gerhard, I think you and I were answering somewhat different questions. My response was based on the assumption that the scope was that of late 14th century armour - pieces contemporary to those at Churburg), while, if I read it correctly, your response addresses the issue more broadly. I largely ag...

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I think this phenomenon stems from two issues: 1) As Dragon_Argent said, working from an extant piece is inherently more "documentable" than a mere interpretation of a sculpture or painting. 2) People are lazy and just copy what everyone else is doing. This includes customers and armourers.

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Isn't that 16th century though?

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Sir Vitus, is that speculation on the historical method, or is it documented in a source somewhere?

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Bertus: Let us know about your experience. I'm very interested. D: Here are a couple more. This posture is pretty typical. My thought is that if the belt were attached just to the jupon/surcoat, it could still ride up and just take the garment with it. I believe now though, is that there is no attac...

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I've seen ovals that are 30 inches or more the long way, but not rounds.

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Well, these guys are managing:

Alternately, I suppose it would just slip upward, just like sitting on a bench or chair.

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Yes, poleyns.

Here's a better picture.

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Nissan Maxima wrote:
Galfrid atte grene wrote:appropriate body shape.

Yeah. Well. I have an inappropriate body shape.

I suggest you try it without fastening anyway, you might be surprised. If it doesn't work, then you are free to come up with any solution you'd like, since there is no evidence of any support for the belt in period.

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You will find some discussion in this thread - thats the research perspective. My personal experience says you need no special support for the belt. Mine rides in exactly the right place quite naturally, aided in part by a) the chain mail adding grip/friction and b) appropriate body shape. I can fig...

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Ingelri, this thread addresses your thought and question.

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I'd use a belt sander. The belt runs between two or more wheels and should be backed with nothing at some point on its path. Here you can press the edge into the belt and deburr the edge without fear of kick back or of the edge being ground too much, since the amount of pressure you exert determines...

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How many degrees did you offset the spaulder portion from the couter? It looks like perhaps 45? I found this to be one of the critical variables that influences range of motion. The further the spaulder is rotated, the less likely it is to jam on your shoulder as you rotate your arm from hanging dow...

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I'm interested. I just need to pick one or two - thats the hard part.

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Jonathan Atkin wrote:The germans were basically hoarders lol they kept armor that fell out of fashion and still used it for a long long time

I'm curious about this. Do you have a source where I can read more?

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Wow, I didn't know there was an extant piece of that nature so early. Looking forward to the books, Doug.

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These work well and stay tight. The only problem is they're too tight after use and I often have to pry the knots open with a pointy metal thing of some sort.

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Well, late 100 years war (15th C) is probably a bit past the time of this helmet style, but for say 1430 you could wear a kastenbrust.

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I believe it is entirely legitimate. Plenty of effigies depict every strap and rivet, and we don't see a separate strap for the spaulder. My own arm harness has an integrated spaulder and it works just fine, though that is anecdotal evidence of course.

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There is the 14th century effigy of Gottfried IV von Arnsberg (d. 1371) in the Cologne Cathedral if you're interested in that sort of thing.

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That one pictured is an English style. 1340-1360 Germans didn't really wear much in the way of spaulders, at least based on the imagery I've seen. I can't comment on Scandinavian ... haven't seen much from there at all except Wisby of course and that gear is old fashioned, and also not really that s...

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If you mean 1361, then probably. It depends on which region and what you intend to use it with.

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I do all my patterns in AutoCad. The benefit is that they're easier to adjust and scale, and the print outs are very precise. Usually I start with a hand-drawn prototype just to get the general shape, then draw it on the computer.

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Ok, there are a few things to consider. Mr. Gough's work was a first of its kind. His goal was to document, but detail and exactness was less important. Additionally, his notions of what effigies "should" look like came into play, which sometimes conflicted with reality. His work is valuab...

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You will probably have difficulty finding a B2 for less than several hundred dollars. An HF will do just fine for most projects.

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I wear an arming coat (pic) as support for my leg armour and to grant a little padding over un armoured areas. A similar garment may be seen in the manuscript "La QuÃªte du Graal", Italy, 1380 - here (f 32).

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Another interesting illumination, this time of an incised slab being produced. From L'Estoire del Saint Graal, circa 1316.

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